"Ground Control to Major Tom" was written by David Bowie and released in 1969 as part of his album "Space Oddity."
Major Tom
David Bowie - Ground Control to Major Tom It's actually called Space Oddity.
No. It's just a silly song.
Major Tom was written and performed by David Bowie for starters. However the words are : Ground Control to Major Tom Ground Control to Major Tom Take your protein pills and put your helmet on Ground Control to Major Tom Commencing countdown, engines on Check ignition and may God's love be with you Spoken: Ten, Nine, Eight, Seven, Six, Five, Four, Three, Two, One, Lift-off This is Ground Control to Major Tom You've really made the grade And the papers want to know whose shirts you wear Now it's time to leave the capsule if you dare "This is Major Tom to Ground Control I'm stepping through the door And I'm floating in a most peculiar way And the stars look very different today For here am I sitting in my tin can Far above the world Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do Though I'm past one hundred thousand miles I'm feeling very still And I think my spaceship knows which way to go Tell my wife I love her very much (she knows!) Ground Control to Major Tom Your circuit's dead, there's something wrong Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear me, Major Tom? Can you hear.... " am I floating round my tin can Far above the Moon Planet Earth is blue And there's nothing I can do.
It's a remix of the title cut from his 1976 album, "I Want You."
Major Tom is a Fictional Astronaut in David Bowies song(Space Oddity) who travels into space never to be found. Or so we think...In another song by David Bowie,Ashes to Ashes, Major Tom reports to ground control that he is happily floating in space. But then in Peter Schillings Song,Major Tom (coming home), Major Tom attempts to return to Earth.Later in the song Tom says give my wife my love and then when ground control attempts to communicate he does not respond. This was sadly the last song directly affecting MAJOR tom. Except, Granddady released the song "He's Simple,he's Dumb,he's the pilot".It does not mention Major Tom but if the pilot is him then Major tom returns to Earth safely.The next song about Major Tom was released by K.I.A which is about his wife waiting on Earth for his return. No more songs were about anything in Space Oddity, but Elton John's Rocket Man may be a reference to Tom. No more songs have been referencing to Major Tom. So Major's Tom fate is still undetermined, leaving a mystery to be solved.........
1969 "Space Oddity"
Tom Heutte has written: 'Japanese knotweed' -- subject(s): Control, Invasine plants, Japanese knotweed
It's Shiny Toy Guns remake of Major Tom (Coming Home) by Peter Schilling. David Bowie made a song in the late 70's called Space Oddity which started with "Ground control to Major Tom.." Peter Schilling made the song "Major Tom (Coming Home)" as a continuation of David Bowie's song. This is the newest commercial as of April 17 2009 with the female singing.
Tom Craig Darrand has written: 'Metaphors of social control in a Pentecostal sect' -- subject(s): Case studies, Metaphor, Pentecostalism
Yes Tom Tom does have a model with the traffic control feature.
The song "Major Tom " is known in Germany as "Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)".